DACs and Transports--do they still go together?


A bit behind on the technology these days; when DACs such as Lampizator and MSB are discussed, the talk seems to center around servers, computer files and streamers, none of which I use or want. I like to play CDs. Do any of the models in these two lines have inputs for a CD transport, or is that just not how the market is going now? Maybe I need a dope slap.....
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@jafreeman the only DACs you might run into a problem with are the ones that _only_ accept USB inputs and have no other inputs, as you are almost guaranteed not to find a USB output on a traditional CD player/transport.

But otherwise, servers and streamers are using the same I/O connection types as traditional CD players/transports. Most likely you just need to confirm there is a coaxial S/PDIF and/or optical TOSLink input on the back of any DAC you are considering, to match whatever is on your CD player.